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Disqualified
Having previously tied the world record, Eddie Hart was a strong favorite to win the 100-meter dash at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. Then the inexplicable happened: he was …
Small Boats, Weak States, Dirty Money
It has been alleged that pirates and maritime terrorists present a largely common threat to international maritime security. This book drives to the heart of this proposal by …
Islamic State
This book takes the long-view by analysing Islamic State's beginnings in Iraq to their involvement in the Arab Spring and through to the present day.The world is watching IS's …
Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement
On the morning of September 11, 2001, the entire world was introduced to Al Qaeda and its enigmatic leader, Osama bin Laden. But the organization that changed the face of terrorism …
Toward Greater Understanding: The Jihadist Ideology of Al Qaeda
The Shadow State
On 23 August 2021, a quiet, hardworking single mom was shot down in a hail of bullets as she drove home. Her name was Babita Deokaran, chief accountant at the Gauteng Department of …
State Responses to Crimes of Genocide
At the time of drafting the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention), the drafters were hopeful that the document will be the …
When Bad States Win
There is a common assumption that the promotion of democracy and economic development are the most effective means of quelling widespread political unrest within a country. Many …
Repression and Accommodation in Post-revolutionary States
We know very little about political dynamics in states that have just experienced an internal war, despite the increasing need to deal with such states in the post-Cold War world. …
Islamic Challenge and the United States
On September 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden declared "e;global jihad"e; on the West. In response to the day's attacks, the United States has waged its own global war on …